Turns out, hockey is something of a big deal in East Grand Forks, and the infrastructure that creates and maintains the ice at the Civic Center – the city’s main ice arena – is outdated.
East Grand Forks officials' plans to renovate two of the city's ice arenas are still on a distant horizon. While they work toward that, city staff plan to use grants, prize money and, perhaps, "leftover" sales tax revenue to pay for a small chunk of those renovations beforehand.
East Grand Forks mayor outlines 10 civic plans in State of the City address
Mayor Steve Gander gave his fifth State of the City address Thursday. Amid briefings from city department heads and casual video interviews with local business leaders, Gander outlined a series of plans city staff and officials hope to accomplish in the coming year. Foremost among them is furthering an effort to renovate two of the city s ice arenas and one of its baseball diamonds. 4:28 pm, Apr. 22, 2021 ×
East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander greets attendees at his annual State of the City address, at the East Grand Forks Civic Center Thursday, April 22, 2021. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald